Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.

Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

It is very east to forgive others their mistakes it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead the living have no right to forget.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.